Art in State

Art in State Buildings Program Project:

UCF-513, Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building

University of Central Florida (UCF) Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Orlando

Art Allocation: $100,000

Additional Allocation: See RFQ for adjacent UCF-522 Medical Education Building at UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, Orlando

Deadline: All submissions must be postmarked by 5:00pm Friday, June 19th, 2009

Mail submissions to: Art in State Buildings Program, Visual Arts Building, #117 University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816, REF: UCF-513

UCF Burnett Biomedical Sciences Building:

Set to open in the second quarter of 2009, the 198,000 square-foot Burnett Biomedical Sciences building along with the adjacent 170,000 square-foot Medical Education building comprise the UCF College of Medicine (COM). The building is a five-story state-of-the-art equipment and research space. The mission of the school is to build nationally recognized research programs and undergraduate and graduate programs in biomedical sciences.

The Burnett Biomedical Sciences building and the Medical Education building are located on the new 50-acre UCF Health Sciences Campus at Lake Nona, located about 25 miles south of UCF's main campus and east of the Orlando International Airport. In addition to COM buildings, the surrounding development will also house the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, the Orlando VA Medical Center, Nemours Children’s Hospital and Research Campus, UF Research Facility, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, transforming the area into a true medical city.

Site for Artwork: Tavistock Common, exterior

The selection committee has identified the Tavistock Common green space, adjacent to the building, as the ideal location for this project. The common serves as the heart of the campus and ushers visitors to the entrance of the Burnett Biomedical Sciences building through a green sylvan courtyard. It will serve not only as a refuge from the normal activities of the building, but also as a space for ceremonies and celebrations.

The common is visible and accessible from the interior of the Burnett Biomedical Sciences building and measures approximately 140,000 square feet (250 feet by 500 feet). Seating benches will be placed along the walkways and under rows of trees and plants that offer shade.

A site plan, illustrations, construction progress and a flyover of the college are on view at the UCF COM website. http://www.med.ucf.edu/about/facilities/

The Artwork: The award will go to the artist or artists who convey the spirit of what will be the premier medical school begun in the 21st century. The committee considers this an excellent site for one or more site-specific art solutions that can be integrated into the existing landscape space. The work may be designed for a specific space or function in combination with other art located at the Medical Education building, next door.

Such a unique campus, designed for a brand new medical college will be best served by work from artists whose work interacts with the environment to:

Promote themes of healing.
Portray the life-giving aspects of medicine.
Show capabilities of the human spirit.
Express a true connection with humanity.

This RFQ is being conducted concurrently with the Florida Art in State Building Project for the UCF Medical Education Building (UCF-522). It is possible that one finalist or more finalists will be selected to execute both projects (total allocation $200,000). Applicants need only submit work for one project.

Qualifications:

CRITERIA - Participating artists must have reached a certain level of expertise and recognition in their medium. Their resumes should illustrate that they have met two of the following criteria:

The artist has completed other public commissions on a similar scale.
The artist has received awards, grants, or fellowships.
The artist's works are included in public, private, corporate, or museum collections.
The artist has participated in exhibitions at major museums or galleries.

Digital Entries - This project will consider digital entries (see below) only. Please do not send slides or printed images.

Please send the following:

A. Statement - A paragraph that explains why your work is perfect for this project and how the submitted image examples relate to the project requirements. This should not yet be a site-specific proposal.

B. Resume - A current professional resume, emphasizing public art experience, public collections and public commissions.

C. Images - (digital only) A minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 digital images on a disposable CD that is clearly labeled with artist's name and the project name. Images should be in .JPG format with a resolution of approx. 800 x 600 pixels. Please label image files with number, artist's last name and artwork title (i.e. 01-Smith-Birds in Flight).The CD will not be returned.

D. ID Sheet - Please provide an image identification page on a single sheet that provides, for each submitted image:

The image number.
A thumbnail image of the title of work.
Medium.
Dimensions.
Date of work.
Price of work or amount of commission.

Please note that submission materials will not be returned to applicants, so please do not send additional materials, such as catalogues, brochures, photographs, etc.